Upcoming Financings
For additional details on any recent or upcoming financings, please contact AMBBA directly at (907) 465-2893.
Most Recent Financings
On June 16, 2021, the Authority issued $230.75 million in general obligation and refunding bonds, the 2021 Series One (Tax-Exempt), with interest rate yields ranging between 0.15% and 1.88% and bond coupon rates between 4% and 5%, and the 2021 Series Two (Taxable), with interest rate yields and coupons ranging between 0.243% and 3.128%. The Authority issued the bonds to current (Tax-Exempt) and advance refund (Taxable) $194,945,000 in outstanding 2010-3B, 2011-1, 2011-2, 2011-3, 2012-2, 2013-1, 2013-2A, 2013-2B, 2013-3, 2014-1A, and 2014-3 general obligation bonds with interest rate yields ranging between 2.03% and 5.432% and bond coupons between 2.75% and 5.432%. The Authority used the net proceeds along with other resources to purchase U.S. government securities. These securities were deposited in an irrevocable trust to provide for all future debt service on the refunded portion of the series bonds listed above. As a result, these bonds are considered legally defeased, and the Authority has removed the liability from its financial statements. The outstanding principal of the defeased bonds was $194,945,000 on June 30, 2021. The advance refunding reduced the total debt service payments over the next 27 years by over $36.1 million. This results in an economic gain (difference between the present values of the debt service payments on the old and new debt) of approximately $29.4 million.
In July 2020, the Bond Bank closed on $98.310 million in General Obligation Bonds, the 2020 Series One, under its 2005 General Resolution Program. The 2020 Series One bond proceeds were used: (i) to make new loans to the Fairbanks North Star Borough to refinance for savings certain outstanding school general obligation bonds previously issued by the Borough; (ii) to make a new loan to the City of Ketchikan for a portion of the capital improvement costs related to an undersea fiber optic telecommunications cable; (iii) to make a new loan to the City of King Cove for electric utility improvements; (iv) to make new loans to the Kodiak Island Borough for school capital improvements; (v) to refinance outstanding bonds for savings for the City and Borough of Juneau, City of Kenai, Kenai Peninsula Borough, City of Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, City of King Cove, Northwest Arctic Borough, Petersburg Borough, City and Borough of Sitka, City of Soldotna, and the City of Unalaska; and (vi) to pay a portion of the costs of issuing the 2020 Series One Bonds.
In November 2019, the Bond Bank closed on $18.0 million in General Obligation Bonds, 2019 Series Three (Non-AMT), and $4.245 million in General Obligation Bonds, 2019 Series Four (AMT), under its 2005 General Resolution Program. The 2019 Series Three and Four Bond proceeds were used: (i) to make new loans to the City and Borough of Juneau to finance a portion of costs related to capital improvements to the Juneau International Airport, (ii) to make a new loan to the Kenai Peninsula Borough for a portion of the capital costs related to the purchase of emergency response vehicles; and (iii) to pay a portion of the costs of issuing the 2019 Series Three and Four Bonds.
In May 2019, the Bond Bank closed on $28.445 million in General Obligation Bonds, 2019 Series One (Non-AMT), and $3.71 million in General Obligation Bonds, 2019 Series Two (Federally Taxable), under its 2005 General Resolution Program. The 2019 Series One Bond proceeds were used: (i) to make a new loan to the Fairbanks North Star Borough; (ii) to make a new loan to the City of Homer; (iii) to make a new loan to the Northwest Arctic Borough; (iv) to make two new loans to the City of Dillingham; (v) to make a new loan to the Southeast Alaska Power Agency; and (vi) to pay a portion of the costs of issuing the 2019 Series One Bonds. The 2019 Series Two Bond proceeds were used: (i) to make a new loan to the Fairbanks North Star Borough (taxable portion); and (ii) to pay a portion of the costs of issuing the 2019 Series Two Bonds.
In November 2018, the Bond Bank closed on $12.07 million of General Obligation Bonds, the 2018 Series One (AMT), under its 2005 General Resolution Program. The 2018 Series One Bond proceeds were used: (i) to make two new loans to the City and Borough of Sitka; (ii) to pay a portion of the costs of issuing the 2018 Series One Bonds. The loans to Sitka are expected to be used to finance (i) a portion of the costs of capital improvements to Sitka's harbor facilities and to make a deposit to Sitka's borrower reserve account related to the Sitka harbor facilities improvements loan; and (ii) a portion of the costs of capital improvements to Sitka's Rocky Gutierrez Airport and to make a deposit to Sitka's borrower reserve account related to Sitka's airport improvements loan.
In November 2017, the Bond Bank closed on $28.955 million of General Obligation Bonds, the 2017 Series Three, under its 2005 General Resolution Program. The 2017 Series Three Bond proceeds were used: (i) to make a new loan to the Kenai Peninsula Borough; (ii) to pay a portion of the costs of issuing the 2017 Series Three Bonds. The loan to the Kenai Peninsula Borough was used to finance a portion of the costs of capital improvements to the Kenai Peninsula's Central Peninsula Hospital and adjacent facilities and to make a deposit to the Kenai Peninsula Borough's borrower reserve fund.
In April 2017, the Bond Bank closed on $12.795 million General Obligation Bonds, 2017 Series One (Non-AMT), and $31.655 million General Obligation Bonds, 2017 Series Two (AMT), under its 2005 General Resolution Program. The 2017 Series One Bond proceeds were used: (i) to make two new loans to the Kenai Peninsula Borough; (ii) to make a new loan to the City of Seward; and (iii) to pay a portion of the costs of issuing the 2017 Series One Bonds. The loans to the Kenai Peninsula Borough were used for the following purposes: (i) to finance a portion of costs of capital improvements to the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s Central Peninsula Landfill; and (ii) to finance a portion of the costs of capital improvements to the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s South Peninsula Hospital and Homer Medical Center. The loan to the City of Seward is to be used to finance a portion of the costs of road-paving projects in the City of Seward. The 2017 Two Bond proceeds were used: (i) to make a new loan to the City of Unalaska; (ii) to make a new loan to the City of Whittier; and (iii) to pay a portion of the costs of issuing the 2017 Series Two Bonds. The loan to the City of Unalaska was used to finance a portion of the costs of capital improvements to the City of Unalaska’s harbor facilities and to make a deposit to the City of Unalaska’s borrower reserve account. The loan to the City of Whittier is to be used to finance a portion of the costs of capital improvements to the City of Whittier’s harbor facilities and to make a deposit to the City of Whittier’s borrower reserve account.
In March 2017, the Bond Bank closed on $100.715 million Master Resolution General Obligation Bonds, Series 2017A, under its 2016 Master Resolution program. The Series 2017A Bonds were issued to make a loan to Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (the “2017A Borrower”): (i) to pay, or to reimburse the 2017A Borrower for the payment of, a portion of the costs of designing, constructing and equipping the expansion of the 2017A Borrower’s hospital and designing, constructing and equipping the 2017A Borrower’s primary care clinic in Bethel, Alaska, known as the Paul John Calricaraq Project (the “2017A Project”); (ii) to make a deposit to the Authority’s 2016 Reserve Fund; (iii) to make a deposit to the Capitalized Interest Subaccount and to pay or provide for the payment of the 2017A Borrower’s Allocable Proportion of Authority Reserve Fund Interest Expense under the 2016 Master Resolution during construction; and (iv) to pay a portion of the costs of issuing the Series 2017A Bonds and costs of issuing the 2017A Borrower Bond.